Tonica barrowi

Tonica barrowi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Tonica
Species:	T. barrowi
Binomial name
	Tonica barrowi; (Bingham, 1907)
Synonyms
	Binsitta barrowi Bingham, 1907;

Tonica barrowi is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Bingham in 1907.^[1] It is found in Burma.^[2]

The wingspan is about 78 mm. The forewings are white with a shining silky gloss and black markings, consisting of a large square spot near the base of the costa, a larger rectangular patch just beyond, a border along the apical half of the costal margin. The apical third of the hindwings is shaded with shining bronzy-brown, darkening outwards and changing to metallic purple on the costal margin and apex.^[3]

References

^ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
^ Tonica at funet
^ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1907 : 177

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[nhm-1] "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

[2] Tonica at funet

[3] Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1907 : 177

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